East Stroudsburg men moves up two spots to No. 3 in this week’s NABC Division II Coaches Poll, matching their top national ranking in school history.

ESU (24-1) is ranked in the top 5 for the third time in four weeks, and the Top 10 for the ninth consecutive week. The Warriors were previously ranked No. 3 on February 4.

The Warriors won their only game last week, 82-73 at Cheyney on Saturday, to tie a school record with its 24th win. They matched the 2009-10 team that finished 24-6 and made the first of three trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament in the last four years.

ESU, which has secured their second consecutive PSAC East title, finish the regular season on Wednesday night by hosting second-place West Chester at 8 p.m. at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU is in the Top 10 for the 11th time in school history. This marks its 13th consecutive week in the national rankings after being ranked for 13 weeks in program history before this season.

Head coach Jeff Wilson, 207-128 in his 12th season, has led the Warriors to their fourth 20-win season in the last five years. ESU is 106-38 since the start of the 2009-10 season, which opened a run of three trips to the NCAA DII Tournament (2010, 2012, 2013).

ESU remains ranked in the top five in Division II in three categories: 1st in turnover margin (+7.8), 3rd in steals per game (10.7) and 4th in scoring margin (+18.9). It also is ranked in the top 20 in 3-point FG percentage defense (13th, 29.9), 17th in scoring offense (87.0), 18th in assists per game (17.5) and 20th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44).

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